This statistic shows the proportion of patent applicants in Switzerland from 1980 to 2013 that were female. Over this three decade period, the share of female Swiss inventors experienced an overall increase of 8.9 percentage points, peaking in 2013, when 11 percent of Swiss patent applications were from women.
Share of patent applicants that were female in Switzerland from 1980 to 2013
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OECD. (April 17, 2015). Share of patent applicants that were female in Switzerland from 1980 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422266/share-of-women-inventors-female-patent-applicants-y-on-y-switzerland/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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